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Physical therapy clinics in Lancaster County, SC
How Lancaster County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #488 of 1,422 scored counties
#12 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,296
- +18.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 physical therapy clinics in Lancaster County. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Lancaster County spend about $46.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,152 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.1M per clinic, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,344 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lancaster County grew 18.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lancaster County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #488 of 1,422 scored counties and #12 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lancaster County compares
The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Lancaster County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,344 | 2,893 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,152 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,869 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Lancaster County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,296+18.3% since 2020
- Households
- 40,128
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $78,869+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,641
- Median home value
- $329,900
- Jobs located here
- 29,873
- Daytime population
- 88,047Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Lancaster County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kershaw County, SC | 78 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +11.6% | #92 of 1,422 |
| 2Laurens County, SC | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +6.2% | #231 of 1,422 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 64 | 24 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +7.3% | #338 of 1,422 |
| 4Spartanburg County, SC | 64 | 53 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #351 of 1,422 |
| 5Jasper County, SC | 62 | 6 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +32.2% | #403 of 1,422 |
| 6Horry County, SC | 61 | 66 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +20.9% | #419 of 1,422 |
| 7York County, SC | 60 | 49 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +8.1% | #441 of 1,422 |
| 8Berkeley County, SC | 60 | 44 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +18.7% | #454 of 1,422 |
| 9Sumter County, SC | 59 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #469 of 1,422 |
| 10Greenwood County, SC | 59 | 9 | 3.2 | $3M | +1.5% | #471 of 1,422 |
| 12Lancaster County, SC | 59 | 22 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +18.3% | #488 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Lancaster County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Lancaster County, SC?
There are 22 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Lancaster County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $46.2M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,128 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, SC compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Lancaster County has 5.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,344 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 114,296 people in 2025, up 18.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,128 households. The median household income in Lancaster County is $78,869 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Lancaster County scores 59 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #488 of 1,422 scored counties.
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